Description
These Summer Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Tacos combine crispy homemade taco shells coated in melted white chocolate and strawberry crunch with a luscious, creamy strawberry-studded cheesecake filling. This delightful dessert merges the fun of tacos with the sweet indulgence of cheesecake, perfect for warm weather treats or parties.
Ingredients
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Taco Shells
- 2 tortillas
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3.5 oz white chocolate (melted)
- 1 cup strawberry crunch
Cheesecake Filling
- 9 oz quark
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar
- 6 strawberries
Instructions
- Bake the Tacos: Cut the tortillas into taco-sized pieces using a cookie cutter or jar lid. Lightly brush both sides of each piece with vegetable oil. Shape each piece into a taco shell and arrange them inverted on a muffin tray. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 °F (180 °C) for 10 minutes (320 °F/160 °C if using a fan-forced oven). Remove and allow them to cool to room temperature.
- Prepare Taco Shells: While the taco shells cool, melt the white chocolate. Using a pastry brush, coat each cooled taco shell with a thin layer of melted white chocolate. Immediately dip or sprinkle the coated shells with strawberry crunch. Arrange on a plate and refrigerate for 10 minutes or freeze for 3 minutes to let the chocolate set.
- Whip the Filling: Beat the quark in a mixing bowl on medium speed for 1 minute until glossy. Add powdered sugar and continue beating for about 3 minutes until the filling is smooth and silky. Finely dice the strawberries and fold them gently into the filling.
- Fill the Tacos: Transfer the cheesecake filling into a piping bag with a wide cut to allow strawberry pieces to pass through. Pipe the filling into each taco shell and top with additional strawberry crunch as garnish.
Notes
- Use quark for a creamy yet light filling; it can be substituted with cream cheese if unavailable.
- Be careful while shaping the tortillas into shells to prevent cracking.
- For best results, serve the tacos chilled.
- Strawberry crunch can be substituted with crushed freeze-dried strawberries or strawberry-flavored cereal if preferred.
- If you don’t have a piping bag, use a resealable plastic bag with a corner cut off.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
